Uncoupling mechanism for car-couplings.



1m. BAZELBY. UNGOUPLING MBGHANSM FOR CAR UOUPLING-S. APPLICATION FILEDAUG..12, 1909. g Y mente@ .July 15, i913.

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A. 3. BAZELEY.

UNGOUPLNG MEGHANISM FOR OAR GOUPLINGS.

AFPLIOATION FILED AUG. 12v, 1909.

ana July i5, 1913.

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a neonata oar sill in such a manner as to allow the rod to nieve forwardand back as the conpler moves longitudinally against the draft rigging.ln my device the transverse rod 3 is lalmost innnovable except for itsrotation,

and it can therefore be applied to the car sill at any convenient pointWithout providing for such displacement, for the rod 2 will move.readily through the eye 3 as the coupler moves longitudinally; and theeye 3 will also permit .lateral displacement of the rod Q when thecoupler moves laterally, considerable lateral movement of the couplerbeine' provided for in this method by elongatingl the eye 33 in ahorizontal plane.

The device is very `flexible and inexpensive. lt is simple inconstruction as it does not require the use of special castings, and ispositive in its action. A 'further advantage of the invention is that ifthe locl of the coupler is lifted into lockset position, in which casethe lever e and the .member 7 will be held elevated, the elevatedpositiom of the rod 2 'will not also hold the handle 3 at the side ofthe car elevated, but this handie can drop to its original positionbecause ot' the flexibility of the connection between the rods 2 and atthe eye 3a. This is a matter of importance because if the handle 3 werekept in raised position it would be apt to interfere with the bralremanat the side of the car. @ther advantages will be apparent to theseskilled in the art.

ln the modification shown in Fig. 3 the eye 2d at the end of the rod 2Cwhich con* nects it to the leverta is made in the form of a separatecasting; or clevis 14, having at the onda cylindrical soohet la' inwhich the end ot the rod il is inserted. The rod QC in this oase may beholloiva short section of pipe will serve the purpose-and its inner endcan be expanded within the socket of the clevis le so to hold ittherein. This and other members ot the device may be modified invarirmsA ways by those skilled in the art, since l.

What l claim is: y

l. ln a coupler having a swinging lrnuelrle, a loclr, a looleliftingmember projecting upwardly through the tioor of the coupler,

a stop on the coupler head, a lock-tothe leek device pivotally mountedon the lockliftine member at a point below the coupler head and movableinto the path of the cou pler stop to prevent creeping' ot' the lock, alifting lever pivoted to the' coupler head and pivotally connected withsaid lock-tothe-lock device, and mechanism :tor actuating said lever;substantially as described.

2. An uncoupling mechanism for car couplers comprising in combinationwith the lock-lifting mechanism of the coupler a longitudinal rod.connected therewith, a rotary transverse rod having an eye throughwhich the longitudinal rod loosely passes, a svvinging support for thetransverse rod and a stop portion by which the longitudinal rod isrestrained when the coupler breaks and is caused to operate theunlocking mecl1anism, said stop portion beine, arranged to come incontact With the eye of the transverse rod.

3. Accar coupler having' in combination with the locking mechanism, aliittine; rod with a stop member pivoted thereto, said stop memberhaving a projecting portion and a lifting member connected therewith bya slotted connection.

4l. A car coupler having in combination with the locking' mechanism, aliftingr rod,

and a stop member pivoted to said lifting;

rod, said stop member having a projecting `portion and a lifting leverpivoted to the -coupler head and connected with the stop member by aslottedconnection.

5. A car coupler having in combination with the looking; mechanism, alifting rod with a pivoted stop member, said stop member having aprojecting' portir,na lifting; lever connected therewith by a slottedcon neetion, and a stop limiting the independent motion of theprojecting' portion and the lifting lever.

lntestimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand. f ARTHUR J. BAZELEY.

Witnesses HARRY E. Ona, CHESTER K. Bnooiis.

